The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-27

the Volunteer is too high. The lower
part of the Volunteers huh is leaner than
the Mayhower's She is cut away in the
garboards, as the shipbuilders say, by which
they mean that the lower part of the letter
V, which may represent the outline of a
cross section, is followed out very much. In
fact, her keel projects down so straight and
deep frola the fiaring part of the hull that
she would prove a very weatheIly boat
without any centreboard.
Gen. Charles J. Paine, the owner of the
Volunteer, has, by his patriotism and liber-
atty in defending the Americas cup, won
worldwide reputation. He is commonly
spoken OF as the greatest of American
yachtsmen. Certainly no one has done so
much to earn the regard of American gen.
tlemen sailors and gentlemen sportsmen
generally.
When the first of the recent efforts to cap
ture the Americas cup was made by the
Genestas challenge, Gen. Paine was a lib
eral contributor to the fund with which the
Puritan was built. He had had good deal
or experience in racing on the yacht Hal
cyon, with which he won many victories,
and bis judgment contributed much to the
success of the Puritan But the General
was satisfied that greater yacht than the
Halcyon could be built, and so was Mr.
Burgess. Between the two the plans of
the Mayfower were evolved, and their
faith was justified by her superior sailing
qualities.
Gen. Paine is typical Yankee. though
not OF the kind Of Yankees that one sees in
caricatures. He is a Boston lawyer by pro-
fession. He is a graduate of Harvard. He
won his title of General during the late
war; having been promoted through
various grades TO the rank of Major-Gen-
eral. lie is quiet and reserved in his man
ner and plain in his dress, wholly avoiding
the gaudy displays affected by many anna
teur sailors
While ethe- designers of yachts have
many friends and supporters who are ready
to back them with orders, and in CON
troversy, in the mind of the American pub
lie generally Mr.. Edward Burgess is the
leading yacht modeler of the world. 1t will
be conceded abroad that he is the leading
designer Of America. If one may Judge
from the reports received regarding the
betting on the International races there
is good deal of doubt even among British
yachtnlen as to his position when compared
with Mr.. Watson. They are not backing
Watson over there SO enthusiastically as
they We're before they heard from Mr.
Burgess last work-the Volunteer.
Mr.. Burgess had the good fortune to be a
resident of Boston, the home at present of
the most liberal Yacht builders of the coun-
try. He first attracted the attention of
yachtsmen there by designing a cat boat
that ran away out of sight from every other
cat boat in the harbor. In consequence of
her success he was engaged by Mr.. Forbes,
the owner of the Puritan, and his associates,
to design boat to compete with the Pris-
ella, which was then building, for the honor
of defending the Americas cup. Yachts
men remember with pleasure the interest
the new white sloop created in 1885 But
even when she had won first place there
were not few who spoke of her as a lucky
hit and to perfect his reputation Mr. Bur
CESS had to design better one He did this
the next year to the satisfaction Of every
body save few partisans of other boats
and designers. The Mayfower was I'M
doubtedly the best yacht afioat last year.